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This post will make a little pause in Quickly features reviewing to focus on the template creation. Ever wanted to create your own Quickly template, or to modify slightly the existing ubuntu-project template to make different choices? This part is for you!
If you aren't interested, we will begin the ubuntu-project template description next week, see you there!
Quickly Templates
General stuff
Templates can be written in whatever language you want. They are just a set of commands in a directory, containing commands to copy images, documents and interacting with the user.
Adding a command is quite easy: just drop it into the root template directory and make it executable. Quickly will know by this way that the current file is a command that Quickly Core can launch. Consequently, if you need additional internal commands that can be launched only by your own commands, just create a subdirectory in your template and add it there!
Ready to see how to create a template? Remember than template can be created for everything: generating advanced music list, managing LaTeX files, doing anything without any project (just having all commands that can be launched outside project), etc. You can even create a template with commands written in C to help users design a perl application. :)
Template paths
Quickly will retrieve template in multiple paths. To know which template paths are detected, you can use:
$ quickly --version Quickly 0.2.3 Python interpreter: /usr/bin/python 2.5.2 Python standard library: /usr/lib/python2.5 Quickly used library: /home/didrocks/Projets/quickly/quickly Quickly data path: /home/didrocks/Projets/quickly/data Quickly detected template directories: /home/didrocks/quickly-templates /home/didrocks/Projets/quickly/data/templates/ Copyright 2009 Canonical Ltd. #Author 2009 Rick Spencer #Author 2009 Didier Roche https://launchpad.net/quickly quickly comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. quickly is free software, and you may use, modify and redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
What is interesting for us are the following lines:
Quickly detected template directories: /home/didrocks/quickly-templates /usr/share/quickly/templates/
/usr/share/quickly/data/templates/ is what you should see if you installed Quickly with your package management system. That is the default location for templates.
If you built Quickly yourself and add some options like home= or root= (standard distutils options to specify a different home), your will find them in $your_targeted_directory/templates.
The first path (in my home folder), only appears if you have installed at least one template. This is the place for your personal templates that you don't want to share with user, or just for experimentations.
There are additional checks and possibles paths for people using trunk too, but that's not the point. :)
Create a template from scratch
The best way is to declare your template under ~/quickly-templates by creating a directory into it, like "my-awesome-template".
In it, create scripts/executable files and they will became commands. Easy, isn't it? :) The command name is the command script name without the extension (if present): foo.py becomes foo command, bar.sh will be bar, foobar remain foobar command.
Create a template from another template
But if you are found of an existing Quickly template but you disagree on the choice of a particular technology and want to modify it to apply it to your needs, there is an easy way to achieve this.
You don't have to copy yourself the corresponding templates, but instead, run:
$ quickly quickly <origin template> <new template>
So, for instance:
$ quickly quickly ubuntu-project kubuntu-project
It will create (if it doesn't already exist) ~/quickly-templates, the corresponding subdir and makes some additional checks.
The most important thing is that templates aren't binded: you can modify it independently than the one used at creation time. It's an easy and convenient way to start from existing work.
Little brain breaker
How to complicate it a bit? Oh well, if you really understood the previous parts, you can know how to do that differently:
wherever/you/are $ quickly -t ubuntu-project quickly kubuntu-project
quickly/project/dir $ quickly quickly kubuntu-project
to copy the template associated with current project.
Quickly Core does the hard work for you
If you are using python or not to create your template, Quickly Core does already some part of the work for you. This enables you to relax and know that you are always launched in good conditions. Let's see what's automated.
If you didn't understood part 3, I urge you to read it again, you will need it to follow the next 2 sections :)
Command launch context
By default, all template commands (contrary to builtin ones) can be launched only in a project "templated" with your project. I guess you remember that there is some additional attributes that you can specify to change that behavior.
All the little black magic is in the commandsconfig file that has to be in the root directory of your template (its presence is not compulsory). Here is the example for the ubuntu-project template
# define parameters for commands, putting them in a list seperated # by ';' # if nothing specified, default is to launch command inside a project # only and not be followed by a template COMMANDS_LAUNCHED_IN_OR_OUTSIDE_PROJECT = tutorial COMMANDS_LAUNCHED_OUTSIDE_PROJECT_ONLY = create COMMANDS_FOLLOWED_BY_COMMAND =
As in every configuration files, you can add comments with #, and use ATTRIBUTE = value format. Quickly Core supports as well list in this format : ATTRIBUTE = command1; command2; .... Of course, we are quite tolerant about the format (extra spaces, comments on the lines, etc.)
So, in that example, I can launch "quickly create ubuntu-project ..." outside a Quickly project only. As it's a template command that can be launched outside a project, it's a project followed by template (read chapter 3 again to see what it implies).
All unlisted commands have the defaults: command not followed by a command nor a template and they can be launched inside a project only.
Also, COMMANDS_FOLLOWED_BY_COMMAND is almost self explanatory. Think about the help builtin command presented in part 3. (Not sure if any other command will need it, but well, all the logic is implemented in a generic way, so, let's get it available if some people need it) :)
Then, Quickly Core will do every checks to ensure that the command is in the good context and has the right parameters to be launched (or to propose this template if not specified for this command, etc.).
Shell completion
Basic one
The good news if you followed the previous section is that you have nothing to add. Shell completion automatically understands if the command should be available or not considering the current context (inside a project or not, a template already provided with the --template option on the command line, etc.) and propose you what you can use.
Same for templates proposal if you are executing a command out of a project. It will as well propose another command if you specified the right attribute. Also, if a command name is in more than one template, it will automatically fetch to show you what is available to the user as previously described in part 4.
Add advanced completion
Ok, but I know, you want more than basic completion for your awesome template. For instance, the license command in the ubuntu-project template display available licenses.
Here, the logic is "logically" outside of Quickly Core as it shouldn't integrate template-specific stuff. So, once the basic completion will give no more solution (that is to say, context is ok, templates are specified, commands too if needed...), it will launched the script with shell-completion as the first argument, and then, what has been specified on the command line.
Let's take an example:
$ quickly -t ubuntu-project licence [Tab]
(Note that -t ubuntu-project is not compulsory if you are in a ubuntu-project "templated" project)
It will launch licence.py of ubuntu-project template project with shell-completion "" parameters.
$ quickly foo bar test [Tab]
It will launch foo script with shell-completion bar test ""
$ quickly foo bar tes[Tab]
However, this latter will launch foo script with shell-completion bar tes. (as last parameter isn't empty, you know on which word tab completion is launched). But you still can show all candidates, like "you, should, test, it" and Quickly shell-completion script will fetch with current parameter (to choose here "test", only candidate which matches "tes").
Ok, but how to tell Quickly that "those results are values that can be used in shell-completion"? Easy, just print it! In the previous case, you can just execute in your code: print "you should test it" (or echo, or printf depending on the chosen language...). a blank space is needed but no order is required (it will be reordered automagically with TabTab)
So, keep in mind that we can launch script with shell-completion parameter each time the user spawn shell completion. Conseuqnetly, design your commands accordingly (see later for a tools to help you with that if you are writing your template in python)
Help to figure out help
The help system use a similar feature. You just have to print the help when Quickly Core call your command with help parameter. Again, a convenient function will be described later for Quickly templates in python.
Command line treatment
Quickly Core is stripping all known options and arguments like templates (when following command like in command followed by templates without the -t option or not in a Quickly project) to have always the same state for the command.
With this, you are assured to have your own parameters to treat, not Quickly specific ones and no context to deal with. Focus on template coding, don't deal with this mess, Quickly Core does it for you :)
Special option that we saw in previous chapter is provided on commodities function for python (see below) or in environment variable. For instance, there will be a staging string in QUICKLY environment variable if the user used the --staging option or exported directly the variable. Same system is used for verbose mode. Quick reminder: multiple values are separated by ":".
Launching from root project directory
You can always consider your command is launched from project root directory, even if the user is in a subsubsubdir (or even deeper in the directory tree hierarchy) of the project. Quickly Core in all its cleverness and goodness guide your script to change their current working directory. :)
The only restriction is for commands that can be launched outside a project and that are actually launched in this context (outside of any project). This is a normal behavior, as they are specifically design to be launched outside a project. :)
This is the case, for instance, for the create command in the ubuntu-project template: there is a pre-hook executed (see below) and then, we launch the template in the parent dir of the project directory. Be aware of that. :)
Hook system
Quickly supports some hooks. It enables to have some specific automation (part of code) executed before and/or after an execution of a command. They are Quickly Core builtin. Now, we just have one: pre_create, launched before any create function.
You can note that hooks aren't execute when calling the script for shell-completion and help.
pre_create creates the directory specified in the create command line and handle more complex cases like $ quickly create template folder1/folder2/projectname. Also, pre_create filters acceptable project names and populates .quickly file in the new project directory to put some generic parameters needed for Quickly Core compatibility handling.
So, if your template needs a Quickly project, you really should consider adding a create command which can be launched outside a project only. It will be a bad idea to create a project within an existing project, even if Quickly Core supports it. :)
This file should be located in the root project directory (it's how Quickly Core detects it, to be honest). The basic pre_create hook creates a file like that:
project = foo template = ubuntu-project format = 0.2.3
With that, we can store project name (which can differs with the folder case), template names, and Quickly format (corresponding to Quickly version) to handle migration.
You can add your own key/values pairs (again a convenient function is given if you develop your template in python) to help you in your template needs. The file format is the same than for quicklyconfig template file (comments, extra spaces, etc.).
tools to help you (if your template is in python)
Most of them are in quickly/templatetools and quickly/configurationhandler.
access and modify .quickly
configurationhandler is your friend for this one :)
The basic way is to import the module and load the content of the .quickly file:
from quickly import configurationhandler if not configurationhandler.project_config: configurationhandler.loadConfig()
Here, we avoid to reload the configuration. You can do it if there are pending changes you want to forget. Then, you have an associated array called "project_config" and use it to retrieve some values:
(if the key doesn't exist, it will return the usual no index found).
You can then add new values that you need in your own template by:
To save it, you can finally call:
All modifications will be stored by .quickly file within the current project.
handling easily help and shell-completion
For that, we have a handle_additional_parameters which takes function as optional parameters. Those functions should print help and handle shell_completion method. In the following examples, the functions are names "my_help" and "my_shell_completion", but that doesn't matter.
from quickly import templatetools def my_help(): print _("""Usage: $ quickly change-lp-project Enable to set or change the launchpad project binded with the current ubuntu project. """) templatetools.handle_additional_parameters(sys.argv, my_help)
As you notice, some parameters are optionals. Here is the example will both functions:
def my_shell_completion(): if len(sys.argv) == 3: print " ".join(get_supported_licenses()) def my_help() print("foo") templatetools.handle_additional_parameters(sys.argv, help=my_help, shell_completion=my_shell_completion)
Get formated Quickly name of a project:
Very easy function to get your project name compatible with Quickly Core (this is the same one which is put in .quickly file)
from quickly import templatetools print(templatetools.quickly_name(project_name))
An error is issued if the input is not supported currently by Quickly Core.
apply file permission to another file
This has been handy in the license command of ubuntu-project, it can interest others:
from quickly import templatetools templatetools.apply_file_rights(fcopyright.name, fcopyright_out.name)
It applies to the second file path the permission of the first path file.
Launchpad and bzr
Disclaimer: we put support in Quickly Core itself for Launchpad and bzr, but nothing is loaded until you explicitly need it (and consequently, specify it) in your template. We will be happy to add other support from widely used system for template creator convenience. So, do not hesitate to propose your own binding.
We have some generic tools now for binding to launchpad project and creating/using credential so that template's developers don't become crazy if they want to use Launchpad in their template.
Basically, to setup launchpad credential and bind to a project (or use it afterwards), the code is:
# connect to LP (this create credential if needed, either, retrieve it) from quickly import launchpadaccess launchpad = launchpadaccess.initialize_lpi()
Once the user created his credential (or was connected automatically if it's not the first time it's called within Quickly), you have your launchpad python object to perform whatever you wish. It automatically targets staging if it was specified on the command line or by environment variable. It also setup bzr whoami if it was not done before.
All the "first configuration" step is done only once in Quickly: the credential is shared within every templates.
# get the project (choose and bind to one if not already done) project = launchpadaccess.get_project(launchpad)
With that code, once connected to Launchpad, you will bind your project to a launchpad project. It will ask the user (the first time it's launched within a project) to what existing project he wishes to be bound, make a search with the string provided and propose some candidates to him. When done, you can play with the "project" python object in your template!
Staging stuff is also supported without any extra work. If you really need to know if you are on staging server, you can launch: ///launchpadaccess.lp_server/// (it can be "staging" or "edge"). No need to parse environment variable. :)
verbose mode
It's really easy to figure out if you are in verbose mode or not (specified by the user by environment variable or by using command line option):
from quickly import templatetools if templatetools.in_verbose_mode():
in_verbose_mode() will be True of False, it's self-explanatory!
Well, Quickly Core is not so tiny as we can infer at first glance and a lot is covered under the hood too. It's not only a dummy command line parser as we are used to present it for simplicity, but you have been able to see that it has some advanced function as well.
Next week, we will see the first created template for Quickly. You already know some part of this one as I took it a lot of times as an example: yes it's the one called ubuntu-project! Back again to the user wave. :)


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Nearby me, a local, public, elementary school is shifting to a community leadership model instead of hiring a new principal. I am almost tempted to not write another word, because that statement is provocative enough.
The Reiche Community School is a complex place with over 25 languages spoken and a history of experimentation. It's hard to imagine one person who would be dynamic enough to adequately understand all the perspectives of the stakeholders involved in a place like this. As an urban school, the community is used to coming together to address challenges, and I think this prepares them well for this new system of decision-making and accountability.
Questions I have after reading the article are: how is the parent and district rep chosen? Could they go farther in creating a democratic structure for representational government in the school? What kind of leadership development support will be offered to this team? Will only the lead teachers be paid in this leadership team? If so, why not pay the other members of the team for their time as well? How are students involved?
What are your thoughts? Are principals necessary? Are they better suited in some cases than in others? Would you even be willing to try a community leadership model such as this at your school?


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ruling kind, that the entombed was from that time on Earth before the
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Intel's new quad- and dual-core processors are here, and with new processors come new computers designed to make what you're using now look like a dumb, slow, stupid piece of crap. What is your laptop running? Sandy Bridge? You should have thrown that thing in the dumpster months ago.
All of the big PC makers took advantage of Computex this week to show off their latest wares, and while desktops and heavy-duty laptops got their share of the spotlight, the most intriguing systems continue to be convertibles and thin-and-light Ultrabooks. We've been keeping our eye out for the best looking systems all week, and we've collected some of them into one easy-to-reference list for your perusal (along with the thing or things that makes them stand out from the crowd).
Stop us if you've seen this one before
We'll get to the new-new stuff in a minute, but first we want to talk about the existing Ivy Bridge systems that are simply trading in those chips for Haswell ones. We said in one of our write-ups that Haswell's battery life improvements in particular would be a boon to some Ivy Bridge systems that just missed greatness, and that appears to be the tack that some OEMs are taking.
Dell's XPS 12, the Ivy Bridge version of which we reviewed a few months back, is one such system. We liked this laptop's flippable touchscreen and solid design, and Dell's press release about the Haswell version claims that the upgrade gets it two more hours of battery life (we got a so-so five hours out of the Ivy Bridge version). The performance upgrade won't be as substantial—the new version is apparently equipped with a Core i5-4200U, which doesn't include the fancy new Intel HD 5000 integrated GPU—but if you've been on the fence the Haswell version may be enough to push you over the edge. The new XPS 12 will run you $1,199 and begins shipping in the next few weeks.
Acer's Aspire S7 was another attractive notebook that just couldn't get the battery life it needed with Ivy Bridge (we couldn't even eke four hours out of it). We also weren't in love with the shallow, oddly-arranged keyboard on the old model. While the refresh is retaining the same layout, Engadget reports that the laptop's keyboard now features better travel, while Haswell and a larger battery (47 WHr, up from 35) bring the battery life up to a more respectable seven hours (in Acer's estimation). Finally, international versions of the Haswell-based S7 will be offered with a high-density 2560×1440 display, though the US model will reportedly continue to use the current (perfectly nice) 1080p display. The new S7 will start at $1,399 in July or August.
Finally, it wasn't shown off at the show (and we don't have a solid timeline for it), but a Toshiba representative has told us that a Haswell-based refresh is in the cards for its new Kirabook at some point down the road. We really enjoyed our time with the Kirabook, but it's hard to justify dropping at least $1,600 on a PC with last year's silicon in it. A Haswell refresh would make the 13.3-inch 2560×1440 Ultrabook that much more palatable.
We'll be seeing plenty of other existing Ivy Bridge laptops get the Haswell treatment in the coming months, but for now we want to move on to new products.
Really new stuff
Asus has actually been doing a lot of really great work lately—the build quality on laptops like the Zenbook Prime is quite impressive. Following in that laptop's wake, Asus showed off (but didn't officially announce, price, or date) a new Ultrabook called the Zenbook Infinity, which AnandTech called the "most beautiful notebook at Computex" (and they don't dish out their hyperbolic praise lightly). The laptop has Gorilla Glass 3 coating both its 13.3-inch 2560×1440 touchscreen and its lid. On the inside it sports a (relatively) beefy Core i7-4558U: a 2.8GHz dual-core CPU paired with Intel's Iris 5100 GPU. The end result is something that will probably weigh a little more than other Ultrabooks but also be a substantial step up over Ivy Bridge in performance.
Asus also showed off its experimental side with the Transformer Book Trio, an odd convertible that has the guts of an Ultrabook in its base and the insides of an Intel Atom-based tablet in its lid. When docked, the convertible can run either Windows 8 or Android, and the system becomes a full-fledged Android tablet when undocked. We still don't have pricing information for this one, but a Q3 launch is apparently in the cards.
Not to be left out, Dell also showed how flexible its convertibles can be with the new XPS 11. Due "later in 2013" for an as-yet undisclosed price, the 11-inch 2560×1440 convertible marries the design language of the XPS Ultrabooks with the hinge of Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga. We've heard from a few sources that the Yoga has been one of the better-received convertibles to come out of the initial Windows 8 push, so it's not surprising to see some other companies rushing to copy its design.
Finally, Sony introduced a number of interesting systems to flesh out its Windows 8 lineup. The first two are Ultrabooks that aim directly for Apple's MacBook Air, the Vaio Pro 11 and 13. The 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch laptops (which both feature 1080p displays) are being billed by Sony as the "world's lightest" entries in their respective form factors and we were impressed by their size and weight when we got a chance to go hands-on with non-working pre-production models a couple of months back. The 11-inch and 13-inch models will be available starting June 9th for "about" $1149 and $1,249, respectively.
Sony is also pushing a 13.3-inch follow up to its Vaio Duo 11 convertible from earlier this year. Though the 11-inch model is not being updated at this time, the Vaio Duo 13 leaves more room for the keyboard and a small trackpad and improves the design and durability of the convertible hinge mechanism. The cramped keyboard and optical nub of the 11-inch model were two of our biggest issues with it, so it's nice to see these issues being addressed (even if it's not clear when or if these innovations will be able to make it into a smaller form factor). The Duo 13 will be available from June 9th for $1,399.
All of these systems should make it to store shelves as the summer progresses. We'll be reviewing these and other Haswell systems, so let us know if there's anything in particular you'd like us to focus on.
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David Carr's Night on the Town
Early this morning, at about 5AM, we were browsing through today's edition of the New York Times when we ran across David Carr's media column. Something about it struck us viscerally, so much so that we were unable to process it at the time and write anything about it.
If you haven't already read Carr's piece, and we highly suggest that you do, here's the gist of it: One night last week, Carr went out to two parties in the city. One was the New York Observer's farewell to longtime editor Peter Kaplan, the other was an Internet Week-themed event hosted by Guest of a Guest and College Humor. What Carr reported on in his story were basically his thoughts and feelings as he experienced them stepping into these two seemingly diametrically opposed parts of the modern media world on the same night.
The two parties and the people who inhabited them could not have been more different existing within the same ecosystem. The Observer party for Kaplan was held at a swanky Fifth Avenue locale in Midtown, the Century Club, that's long been a favorite haunt of big name New York City writers and journalists. The other party, the Guest of a Guest/College Humor party, was held on the rooftop of a chic hotel, the Hotel on Rivington, on the Lower East Side.
At the Observer party, Carr made note of the "aura of elegy" that seemed to be hanging in the room over the course of the night. At the Guest of a Guest/College Humor party, Carr noted that there was "no elegy on the roof deck of the hotel, only thumping techno, a hot tub and hordes of young people staring at the lights of Midtown in the distance."
Again, two opposite worlds existing within the same ecosystem feeding off the same food sources, one which appears to be dying slowly with each passing day, the other growing and thriving rather vibrantly.
We highlight David Carr's column today not for any reason other than it struck us as a simple but poignant portrait of the state of media today. We felt sort of moved by it, and we can easily see it being something that will be read in the future as a sort of stick in the historical water showing exactly where the tide of the media world was at this moment in time. It was, we think, an incredibly accurate and somewhat moving snapshot.
With all of that said, we have to add that reading Carr's piece made us feel a bit sad. As we write this, we're surrounded by remnants of the old media world. Strewn all about the floor around us are copies of the New York Times, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, and New York Daily News, not to mention the latest copies of Esquire, Rolling Stone, and the New Yorker, as well as a couple of recently purchased books. We love all of these things, we love the way they feel to the touch and the way we feel inside when we touch them, and each day we try to wrap our brains around life without them, but we just can't seem to do it. On the flip side, we're completely ingrained into the tapestry of the internet, the very beast most often credited for the ongoing decimation of the old media world, so we obviously have a huge stake in the survival of the new media world as well.
In short, we're torn over all of this. We wish we were smart enough to come up with a solution that would allow both worlds to coexist and thrive, but we just can't seem to do it, nor does anyone else seem to have a viable answer at this point. We also realize that things die and that these things dying is hard to accept and is often the cause of tremendous grief, even though the death of these things usually means that some other things will be granted lives. Regardless of how hard it is to accept the possible outcomes, it will certainly be interesting to see how all of this plays out in the future.
The one thing we are sure of is this—-That David Carr, though we don't always agree with him, is one of the best around at chronicling what is taking place right now within the modern media ecosystem.


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The fight for more gun control isn't dead. At least, that's what advocates claim.
They've gone through the so-called stages of grief: Denial (what else would you call the remark by Sen. Joe Manchin (D) of West Virginia to MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, "We're gonna pass this"?). Anger (did you read shooting victim and former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's op-ed to The New York Times?). Bargaining (unseen, perhaps, but backroom deal attempts and last-minute pleas were many). Depression (did you see President Obama's face in the Rose Garden after the Senate defeat?). And now – with the decision by Senate majority leader Harry Reid to deep-freeze the issue by pulling the entire gun bill from the Senate floor – acceptance.
But while gun-control proponents may have conceded defeat in the Senate, they're insisting the war isn't over: It's just moving to other fronts – like states, the executive branch, and the airwaves.
"This effort is not over," Mr. Obama said in remarks Wednesday after the gun bill's defeat. "I see this as just Round 1."
Here are three ways that gun-control supporters will try to carry on their fight.
Executive action. "Even without Congress, my administration will keep doing everything it can to protect more of our communities," Obama said in the Rose Garden shortly after the Senate's gun vote. "We're going to address the barriers that prevent states from participating in the existing background-check system."
It's as if, disgusted by Congress, Obama decided to take matters into his own hands. And it's not the first time he's taken the initiative on gun-control measures: In January, he announced 23 executive actions on guns.
This time his first target, perhaps not surprisingly, is background checks. And he's homing in on ensuring that mentally ill people are denied access to firearms. That's because the Federal Bureau of Investigation's current background-check system has many holes. According to the Associated Press, a federal review revealed that 17 states sent fewer than 10 mental-health records to the FBI's background-check database, "meaning many deemed by a judge to be a danger still could have access to guns."
That's partly due to lack of enforcement and partly due to health privacy laws that prevent some states from providing information on mental-health illnesses to national databases. (Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, health-care providers are limited in what, and how much, medical information can be released to authorities.)
Obama has said he will use executive action, if possible, to allow disclosure of mental-health records, potentially giving states financial incentives for reporting mental-health information to national databases.
Airwaves: The National Rifle Association is not the only player handing out ratings. (As you know, the NRA doles out letter grades to politicians based on their voting record on guns, reinforcing pro-gun lawmakers and warning those who support gun control.)
Now, pro-gun-control groups are taking a page from the NRA's playbook, taking to the airwaves in an attempt to paint those who voted against background checks as soft on crime.
Leading the charge are two groups: Obama's own campaign group, Organizing for Action, which has said it will organize campaigns against both Democrats and Republicans who opposed the background-check bill; and Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the group cofounded by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, which bankrolled many gun-control campaigns ahead of the Senate vote.
"Today and for the foreseeable future, mayors and supporters and survivors and some pretty outraged citizens will be letting senators know they're paying attention," Mark Glaze, director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, told The New York Times. "And their memories are long."
Among the first ads to hit the Twitter universe: a "wanted" poster by Mr. Glaze's group featuring the four Democrats who voted against background checks – Sens. Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Max Baucus of Montana, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, and Mark Begich of Alaska – with the title, "The Soft on Crime Caucus."
States: As the Decoder reported Thursday, the next front in the gun-control battle appears to be at the state level. There, authorities are forging ahead with gun-control bills even as federal legislation hits a wall.
Some 11 states are considering or have already passed tougher gun laws – New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.
Moving the fight to the state level forces groups like the NRA "to fight back in multiple jurisdictions, spreading out its resources rather than concentrating them in Washington," the LA Times reports. "For another, it allows states, cities and counties to create restrictions that are tailored to their populations and politics."
The fight may go on, but for now, it appears "Round 2" will be a far less ambitious effort than Round 1.


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26:38, 26:17, 26:46. Those would be my times for my last three trips up Kings (the regular way, not through the park). And the week before I left for France, another 26-something.
The past 6 years, I've had at most 3 sub-27 times up Kings (each year), and almost never back-to-back. I've finally reversed the slow decline in my climbing times since 2006! But the faster guys on my ride… well, they just keep getting faster, and I don't quite get that, since they're getting older just as fast as I am. But at least I'm regaining a bit of lost ground.
There's a stark contrast between this year and last; the 2012 Tour de France trip saw me completely collapse on both the Tourmalet and Peyresourde, climbs that should have been well within my capabilities to ride hard. This year, the climb I really wasn't looking forward to, Ventoux, went very well. Alpe d'Huez, no problem. Back side of the Semnoz, again, no issue, felt good!
Nice not being the last person up the hill anymore!
It makes me wonder how much last year was affected by that mortality thing, knowing that I was getting close to the age where my father died. My improvement on the bike really did start immediately after passing that milestone. Strange, the way your mind can harass you. Jens says "Shut up, legs!" Guess I should be saying "Shut up, brain!"
Big group this morning, too many to get right but definitely had both Kevins, Mark E, Marcus, George, Keith, JR, Karen, Karl… at least one other I'm forgetting. Lots of trash talk from George, saying that he never sees me at the front heading down 84 towards West Old LaHonda. This is not true, or maybe it's just on Thursdays (when George isn't with us) that I'm at the front.
Or maybe I'm just sitting 3rd wheel most of the time. Whatever, I went to the front fairly hard and stayed there for a while, after which I got more grief from George because I was "in the drops" which he thinks I never do.
Pilot Kevin pointed out that he's seen more before (in the drops). Clearly, to put George in his place, I've either got to get really strong, or George will have to suffer from something really debilitating, like owning a business. Neither is too likely to happen.


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film's good=one's good
if so, it will use "am thinking"
film's good=something is good
if so, it will use "think"
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film's good=one's good
if so, it will use "am thinking"
film's good=something is good
if so, it will use "think"
The progressive verb "am thinking" denotes a thinking process. In this case "think" is correct because it is an opinion. :wink:Originally Posted by Firelord
Pope of the Dictionary.com Forum
its not a continious sentense thats y we cant use "am thinking" its jus a simple present tense so "i think" is more likely
yes, simple present
We can use this rule:
simple past: I + mind verb
present continuos: I am + (mind verb+ING)
Good luck
answer:either because our emotion is differentiate with time
now: good
Hi every one
the answer is : think , beacuse when you say i think a move is good
here you didn't said the time but when you say i'm thinking that mean
that don't see the move yet.
I voted for "I think the film's good". But I believe it is possible to use both case due "I think" is a present simple and "I am thinking" a present progressive. So "I think" it can be undestanding as an opinion, and "I am thinking" is an extended action.
it should be mentioned that ''I am thinking'' in this case(to have an opinion) isn't very natural other than in some colloq cases as it serves as a stative verb which can't be used in continuous form.
we don't use 2 progressive sentence in one ,
I am thinking film is good--------- it's wrong
I think the film is good ----------correct


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Worth The Hype? A Look At Jason Heyward
By Tommy Rancel //
A mid-season power outage (which coincided with a thumb sprain) left Jason Heyward short of the power expectations some had for the windshield-shattering prospect. Before his original thumb injury (which occurred in lay May), Heyward smashed nine home runs in his first 158 plate appearances with a .580 slugging percentage. Post-injury, he hit nine home runs in 485 plate appearances and slugged just .414. Even with a few nagging injuries, the man-child posted a slash line (AVG/OBP/SLG) of .277/.393/.456 with 52 extra-base hits over his first 623 major league plate appearances.
Despite having a batting average below .280, Heyward displayed excellent on-base skills with an OBP of near .400. His lack of age and experience did not prevent him from showing a a mature batting eye, walking nearly 15% of the time. While his batting average came it at .277, Heyward was very successful when putting the ball in play.
His batting average on balls in play (BABIP) of .335 was well above the league average which falls around .300. Normally, when a player hits for such a high BABIP it is a cause for concern in regards to regression; however, in the case of the athletic and hard-hitting Heyward regression is not automatic.
Heyward maintained a higher-than-usual BABIP with a relatively normal line drive rate. Sometimes when a player hits an unsustainable amount of line drives, a quick and steep regression is likely to follow. In this case, the J-Hey Kid had a high BABIP with a large amount of groundballs. For a player without speed (remember back to our article on Joey Votto) this could be a problem. Meanwhile, Heyward has good speed even though large amounts of steals have never been a part of his game. That said, Heyward could still see some batting average fluctuation.
Some owners may have concerns about Heyward's durability. In addition to the thumb sprain that landed him on the disabled list, he also battled some knee and groin issues The good news is in the 320 plate appearances after his stint on the disabled list. he hit .302 with seven home runs.. Even if he becomes a player who takes an annual 15-day vacation because of nagging injuries, the level of production when healthy makes up for it.
Though he is no longer the unknown phenom, Heyward is one of the most exciting young players in baseball. And though he did not take many steal attempts, the potential for a 25HR/15SB season is still there. Even with the lingering thumb issue, target him in the mid-rounds of your draft as a solid OF2 or OF3 option depending on the size of your league.


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Sergeant Nathan Harris has a tendency to pull down his pants to show strangers the Frankenstein-like scar that runs across one buttock and all the way down his right leg. He shows it to an elderly greeter at Walmart, and to the guy who escorts Harris and his wife around a house they hope to rent. It's as if he needs to prove something--to show that there's a reason he's driving a motorized wheelchair; to excuse the fact that a stranger catches Harris doubled over his walker, in a drugged-out stupor.
Harris is the subject of Hell and Back Again, an Oscar-nominated documentary that premieres nationwide Monday night on PBS's Independent Lens (it airs in the New York City area on Sunday). The film, made by photojournalist Danfung Dennis, tells parallel stories: Harris the soldier, on the battlefield in Afghanistan; and Harris the husband, the wounded warrior, back home in North Carolina. It's a small movie, a deeply intimate look at one man's struggle with the war and its aftermath. Yet it does more to convey the toll such fighting takes on its veterans, and the scale of the issues facing America's returning soldiers, than perhaps any other film in recent memory.
We all know the numbers: 1,966 U.S. forces slain in Afghanistan, according to The Washington Post's latest figures. But civilians rarely get a glimpse of what life is like, either on the battlefield or after deployment, for the so-called lucky ones--men like Harris, a 26-year-old Marine whose unit was dropped behind enemy lines in southern Afghanistan in the summer of 2009. Harris and his fellow Marines were promptly attacked from all sides. Harris survived. Others in his unit did not.
Years later, Harris is hardly feeling lucky. The anxiety of something simple, like trying to find a parking spot, can cause him such frustration that he claims he'd rather be back in Afghanistan, where things are "easier."
The film moves fluidly, almost imperceptibly, between the front lines of Afghanistan, where the soldiers are young and the stress is relentless, to another, no less difficult battleground on the homefront. Wounded in war, Harris comes home with a shattered hip and a metal rod holding his leg together. The pain is as constant as it is debilitating. And Harris relies on a bag of prescription painkillers—Oxycontin, morphine, "everything," he says. "It helps a lot but it keeps me loopy." Still, the pain is so severe that several times, it causes him to vomit. In other moments, we see him doubled over on his walker, looking less like a war hero than a doped-up junkie.
As Harris drifts in and out of his opiate-induced haze, we first hear, then see, scenes from Afghanistan. It's an effective, and affecting, device that mimics the flashbacks so many veterans experience. In Afghanistan, Harris was in charge. He was a warrior, a hero and a cowboy. At home in North Carolina, Harris is none of those things. He's dependent—on drugs to help ease his pain, on his wife to get him dressed in the morning and to help him get into and out of the car every day. At home, he plays videogames that simulate warfare—the only time in the film he looks almost ecstatic. It makes sense, in a twisted logic, that Harris would miss the war.
"When I was 18 years old all I wanted to do was kill people," Harris says at one point, explaining his reasons for enrolling in the military. "My first two deployments, I was one of those guys that didn't have any fear whatsoever. I was ready to go do it. I wanted to go fight. I wanted to kill the enemy and be a roughneck and cuss and spit tobacco, come home and do it again. And I did that."
Harris was injured during his third deployment, just a day before his unit was to go on its final mission. He came devastatingly close to coming home without physical injuries. Still, that wouldn't necessarily have meant coming home undamaged. Like many veterans, Harris seems to struggle with complex psychological strains. During the film, we watch as his marriage turns from tender to tense. At the beginning of the film, Harris spends car rides leaning his head against his wife's shoulder, or nuzzling her neck affectionately. Later on, those same trips are dominated by arguments and accusations. At home, Harris plays a version of Russian roulette—one that doesn't involve actually pulling the trigger—and when it's his wife's turn, he finds the chamber is loaded. "Gotcha, bitch," he laughs. Harris confesses that he sleeps with a loaded gun tucked under his mattress, where he can easily grab it. One night, he falls asleep with it sitting on his nightstand.
Harris's wife Ashley—a reticent woman with long hair that's bleached platinum blond on top and jet black underneath--only talks about the changes in her husband once, during a trip to Walgreens to pick up his prescriptions. "He gets so mad. Like, he turns into a different person almost," she says, her eyes refusing to meet the camera. "I don't even see my husband. It was almost like someone had taken over him. I could look in his eyes and it wouldn't even be him. It was like soulless almost. I don't know that that makes any sense but he doesn't really become anybody but rage. It's just rage."
Post-traumatic stress disorder is never directly addressed, but it hangs like a specter over Harris's life at home. The demons he is fighting are powerful ones, ones that he is hardly alone in battling. Eighteen veterans commit suicide every day in this country, and the number of U.S. soldiers who have taken their own lives is now greater than the number who have died in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the same time, a recent report from the Government Accountability Office found that the Veterans Administration now takes an average of 394 days to process disability cases—including PTSD—for active-duty troops.
Hell and Back Again tells just one of these stories. With thousands of troops returning home from overseas bearing the physical, emotional, and psychological wounds of war, it's one we all have an obligation to see.


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The Terra Foundation for American Art has announced Art Design Chicago, "a wide-ranging initiative to explore the breadth of Chicago's role as a catalyst and incubator for innovations in art and design".
Sixty Inches from Center on Yvette Mayorga's "The Politics of Desire"
Sabrina E Greig reviewed the recent exhibition by artist, and current BOLT resident, Yvette Mayorga at the Chicago Artists Coalition, "The Politics of Desire" - for the local online arts publication Sixty Inches from Center.
The Edit: Photographer Traci Hercher
We're artists. We paint, dance, act, strum, perform and write. But are we (even you, authors) masters of writing about what we do? Not always. Still, the world expects us to spell out the our ideas and goals in order to score the grants, residencies and jobs we need. The Edit is a look at artists' statements, bios, cover letters and the editorial process that shapes them into more persuasive arguments for one's practice.


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EXCEPTION: This three-team minimum shall not be required for youth soccer organizations resident in the City of Boston.
When a completed registration packet is received from an organization applying for new membership, it will be reviewed by the Scheduling Manager, and then referred to the Competition Committee. The Competition Committee will consider the application on its merits, and will then submit the matter to the Board of Directors at their next meeting, along with the Committee's recommendation to accept or reject the application.
Present members -- Organizations which are members of BAYS but whose team strength declines below three for two successive seasons (i.e. Fall and Spring, or Spring and Fall) will have their continuing membership privileges reviewed by the BAYS board. This three-team minimum shall not be required for youth soccer organizations resident in the City of Boston.
Exclusions -- The BAYS league shall not accept, nor allow participation by, any player, team, or person responsible for a team, who is under suspension by Mass. Youth Soccer or by any other Massachusetts soccer league or organization affiliated with Mass. Youth Soccer or US Youth Soccer.


text: portlandboy23 0 Posted October 22, 2004 Dermabrasion Surgery Overview Dermabrasion uses a wire brush or a diamond wheel with rough edges (called a burr or fraise) to remove the upper layers of the skin. The brush or burr rotates rapidly, taking off and leveling (abrading or planing) the top layers of the skin. This wounds the skin and causes it to bleed. As the wound heals, new skin grows to replace the damaged skin that was removed during dermabrasion. Factors that affect the depth of the resurfacing include how coarse the burr or brush is, how quickly it rotates, how much pressure is applied and for how long, and the condition and features of your skin. The face is the most common site for treatment, but other areas of the skin can be treated as well. Dermabrasion is used most often to improve the appearance of acne scars and fine lines around the mouth. It also may be used to treat an enlarged nose (rhinophyma) caused by rosacea. How it is done The areas to be treated are cleaned and marked. A local anesthetic (such as lidocaine or epinephrine) is usually used to numb the skin before treatment, and ice packs are applied to the skin for up to 30 minutes. A freezing (cryogenic) spray may sometimes be used to harden the skin for deeper abrasions if the anesthetic and ice packs do not make the skin firm enough. For deep abrasions, or if the entire face is going to be treated, you may need stronger anesthesia, pain killers, or sedation. One small area at a time is treated. The freezing spray (if needed) is applied for a few seconds and then the rotating burr or brush is used to take off the top layers of skin. Gauze is used to stop any bleeding, and the area is covered with a clean dressing or ointment. Dermabrasion is almost always done on an outpatient basis. What To Expect After Surgery The time needed for healing and recovery after dermabrasion varies according to the size and depth of the area that was treated. Someone who has a full-face dermabrasion, for example, will require a longer recovery time than someone who has just a small area of skin treated. Deeper abrasions take longer to heal. In general, regrowth of skin occurs within 5 to 8 days. This new skin is a pink or red color, which usually fades within 6 to 12 weeks. Until then, normal skin tones can be achieved using makeup. Many people have little or no pain and can get back to their regular activities soon after the procedure. Some people require pain relievers. If swelling occurs, a corticosteroid such as prednisone may be used to reduce the swelling. Proper care of the treated area while the skin is healing is extremely important. This involves: Cleansing the skin several times a day to avoid infection and to get rid of the crusting that sometimes develops. Changing the ointment or dressing on the wound to keep the area moist and to promote healing. Avoiding sun exposure and, after peeling has stopped, using sunscreen every day. New skin is more susceptible to sun damage. You may be given an antiviral drug called acyclovir to prevent infection if you have a history of infection with the herpes simplex virus. Several follow-up visits to your doctor may be needed to monitor the skin's healing and regrowth and to identify and treat early signs of infection or other complications. Why It Is Done Dermabrasion is used to treat damage and defects in the upper layers of the skin, such as: Acne scars. Removing and improving the appearance of acne scars are the most common uses for dermabrasion. Scars caused by surgery or trauma,if they are not deep. Superficial skin growths, such as rhinophyma. Rarely, dermabrasion may be used to treat small cysts, epidermal nevi, some basal cell carcinomas, or Bowen's disease. Tattoos (rarely). Color changes in the skin (solar lentigines or melasma). Chemical peels or laser resurfacing are used more commonly than dermabrasion for these problems. Fine lines and wrinkles around the mouth. Laser resurfacing is used to get rid of wrinkles more often than dermabrasion, but dermabrasion can be used for this purpose. You may not be a good candidate for dermabrasion if you: Have used isotretinoin (Accutane, a drug used to treat acne) within the last 6 to 12 months. Have recently had a face-lift or brow-lift, although skin areas that were not affected by the lift can be treated. Have a history of abnormal scarring (keloid or hypertrophic scars). Have an active herpes infection or other skin infection. Are overly sensitive to cold (if freezing spray needs to be used). Have a skin, blood flow, or immune disorder that could make healing more difficult. How Well It Works Your skin type, the condition of the skin, your doctor's level of experience, the type of brush or burr used, and your lifestyle following the procedure can all affect the short-term and long-term results. Some types of skin problems or defects respond better to dermabrasion than others. People with lighter skin who limit their sun exposure after the procedure tend to have better results than those with darker skin and those who continue to spend lots of time in the sun. In general, dermabrasion results in a smooth, even skin texture and gives scarred skin a more uniform appearance. Dermabrasion is effective in improving superficial or nearly flat acne scars. Deeper, pitted acne scars may require another form of treatment (such as punch grafting, elevation, or excision) in addition to or instead of dermabrasion. Scars from surgery or injury may be improved when dermabrasion is done 8 to 12 weeks after the surgery or injury (although most new scars will heal and fade somewhat on their own for the first 6 months or so). Some superficial growths on the skin can be completely removed, but they are rarely treated using dermabrasion. Color changes in the skin can be improved, especially when dermabrasion is used with a bleaching agent and tretinoin (Retin-A), which can enhance the bleaching agent's effects. Dermabrasion does not have a dramatic effect on deeper wrinkles, but it may improve fine wrinkles around the mouth and eyes. The removal of scars, growths on the skin, and tattoos using dermabrasion is permanent. However, changes in the color and texture of the skin caused by aging and sun exposure may continue to develop. Dermabrasion is not a lasting "fix� for these problems. Risks Common temporary side effects of dermabrasion include: Scarring. Redness. This usually fades within 6 to 12 weeks. Swelling. Flare-ups of acne or tiny cysts (milia). These can often be treated successfully with tretinoin. Antibiotics are sometimes needed. Increased color in the skin. The skin in the area that was treated may turn darker (hyperpigmentation) than the surrounding skin several weeks after dermabrasion. Increased sensitivity to sunlight. Less common complications may include: Scarring. The risk of scarring is higher with deeper abrasions and is more likely to occur in bony areas. People who have taken isotretinoin to treat acne are also more likely to have scarring after dermabrasion. Lasting redness. Prolonged loss of color in the skin. This is more of a problem in darker-skinned people. Tissue damage caused by excessive freezing (when a freezing spray is used). Infection. This is rare. An antiviral drug may be given before the procedure if the area around the mouth or the entire face is going to be treated. What To Think About Expectations Dermabrasion wounds and destroys the skin. You need to prepare yourself for how your skin will look immediately after treatment and throughout the healing process. It is also extremely important for you to follow your doctor's instructions on caring for your skin after the treatment to avoid infection and to help the skin heal properly. Be sure that your doctor understands what you hope to achieve and that you understand what results you can realistically expect. Do not expect a 100% improvement. In general, a 50% improvement in the skin condition is considered a good result. Even with realistic expectations, you may not see results for several weeks or months after dermabrasion. Sun protection After dermabrasion, you will need to wear sunscreen every day and avoid sun exposure as much as possible. New skin is more susceptible to damage and discoloration from sunlight. Options for resurfacing Dermabrasion, chemical peeling, and laser resurfacing are the most commonly used techniques for improving the texture and appearance of the skin. Although these techniques use different methods, they have basically the same effect on the skin: They destroy and remove the upper layers of skin to allow for skin regrowth. No one technique is necessarily better than the others. When performed by an experienced surgeon, laser resurfacing may be slightly more precise than dermabrasion or chemical peels. Laser treatment also tends to be more expensive than dermabrasion or chemical peeling. In general, the choice of technique is based on the site you want to treat, your skin type and condition, the doctor's experience, your preferences, and other factors. Some people may get the best results by using a combination of techniques. See a list of questions to ask your doctor about surgery. References Other Works Consulted Branham GH, Thomas JR (1996). Rejuvenation of the skin surface: Chemical peel and dermabrasion. Facial Plastic Surgery, 12(2): 125–133. Harmon CB, Yarborough JM (1999). Skin resurfacing: Dermabrasion. In IM Freedberg et al., eds., Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 5th ed., pp. 2947–2949. New York: McGraw-Hill. Matarasso SL, et al. (1997). Cutaneous resurfacing. Dermatologic Clinics, 15(4): 569–581. Sherris DA, et al. (1998). Comprehensive treatment of the aging face?Cutaneous and structural rejuvenation. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 73: 139–146. Credits Author Ellie Rodgers Editor Geri Metzger Associate Editor Lila Havens Associate Editor Tracy Landauer Primary Medical Reviewer Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine Specialist Medical Reviewer Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology Last Updated September 8, 2003 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Vocabulary words for MTEL ELL/ESL
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natural approach
natural genuine learning situations where they use both conscious understanding of a language and subconscious (take cues from visual and commands)
communicative language approach
focus on students communicating naturally in second language; conversation instead of grammar; teaching strategies: role play, games, interviews, negotiation
integrated language teaching
reading, writing and speaking are integrated; content and lanugage instruction are integrated; collaborative and supportive environment
effective strategies for oral skills
frequent testing and surveys, speaking and vocabulary games for practice, flashcards, commands, visuals
communicative competence
ability to understand appropriate behaviors and language for various situations
informal methods to assess oral language
interviews, oral reports, summaries, descriptions, presentations, dialogue journals
formal methods to assess oral language
MELA-O, Woodcock Munoz Language, IDEA
interpretation of oral language results
assess student in both language and see if the problem is just in on language, look for educational history and family history, pysch exam in L1
strategies for teaching reading for literate ELLs
connections between reading strategies, teach alphabetic and phonemic differences, use read alouds, partner reading and modeling, and explicit instruction of vocabulary
strategies for teaching reading for non-literate ELLs
teach sight words, language orally, introduce written words, provide clues to remind, teach direction of reading,
relationship and transfer of 1st language reading skills
rely on students'phonemic awareness in 1st language and make explicit the differences, effect on pronunciation and decoding strategies, mostly positive and helpful
factors that affect L2 reading development
literacy and literate background in L1, learning disability, academic experience, cultural background knowledge
adaptation of reading instruction
explicitly teach vocabulary, grouped reading, multiple assessments, culturally relavant instruction, age-appropriate instruction, teach phonemic awarness and phonics
sheltered strategies and reading intervention approaches
1) students should have access to early literacy programs in L1 2) early assessments in L1 for learning disabilities and literacy level 3) provide grade-level content in English by giving simple directions 4) comprehensible input 5) make connections and use clear baackground 6) teach reading strategies and focus on vocabulary 7) word webs and KWL charts
advantages of reading assesment
frequent leveling to scaffold students to higher levels
The IDEA Oral Language Proficiency Test assesses four basic areas of English oral language proficiency: Vocabulary, Comprehension, Syntax, and Verbal Expression which includes Articulation; testing for mainstreaming
Language Assessment Battery
tests speaking, reading listening and writing, used to place ESL students
BIlingual Syntax Measure II
tests oral skills for grade 3-12; can be used for placement and language development for IEPs
basic reading and writing skills
Language Experience Approach
approach to writing instruction from personal experience; stories about personal experiences are written by teacher and read together until learner associates written form of word with spoken; can also be a group activity restating stories read by teacher
Dialogue Journal
journal kept by two people, usually student and adult
approaches for teaching writing instruction
building background, modeling text type, guided practice and independent writing
knowledge of writing process for ELLs
brainstorming, outlining, drafting, revising and editing; teaching revision can be hard for students to rearrange and rephrase ideas
selection of purposeful writing activities
writing about personal experiences, writing for a purpose, KWL< word wall, text reconstruction, sequencing sentences, cloze reading and writing, jumbled sentences
formal elements of written English
narrative, poetic, expository, persuasive
informal writing assessments
teacher feedback, formative assessments (analytical-micro analysis and holistic analysis)
interpretations and use of assessment information
affects placement, focus on mechanics and content strategies, future lessons
strategies for teaching subject matter and for developing ELL CALP
1) providing comprehensible input 2) providing explicit instruction 3) integrating content and language objectives 4) supporting students' use of English to discuss and consider subject matter content
comprehensible input
way of speaking and explaining that the students can understand (modeling, visuals, hands-on activities, demonstrations, gestures,body language
explicit instruction in academic language and vocabulary
KWL charts, vocab development, student experiences,illustrations, webbing
integration of content and language objectives
practice strategies for marking up the text, review objective several times in class
student discussion of subject matter content
group discussion, hands-on, engaging, partners, independently, students can apply content and language objectives, 4 corners, send a problem, jigsaw
adaptation of content material for ELLs
graphic organizers, rewrite dense texts, books-on-tape, jigsaw reading, highlighting concepts for newcomers so they do not have to read the whole thing, marginal notes, outlines to help students take notes, teacher-created study guides that go with textbooks
promotion of content area learning
using visuals, explicitly teaching cognitive strategies, permitting students to use dictionaries
Woodcock Munoz Language Survey
tests CALP in Spanish and English; provide information on student's cognitive and academic language proficiency; individually administered; in both English and Spanish; test for ESL to determine bilingual eligibility; can also be used to identify LDs
Gersten SEI Theory
Early Exit Bilingual: some initial instruction in L1, primarily for reading but also for clarification, instructions in L1 are phased out rapidly
Ramirez SEI Theory
Late Exit Bilingual: students continue to have 40% of instruction in L1 even after classified fluent in English
Lambert SEI Theory
Transitional Bilingual: initially instruction is 90% L1 then shifts towards English
Rossel and Baker SEI Theory
SEI: students of diff. L1s together; teachers use English and aids to focus on content rather than language
Dialect diversity in English
ELLs learn more than 1 standard English, many dialects
Bernstein Sociolinguistic Theory
language is part of class and people use certain codes when speaking
Hymes Sociolinguistic Theory
there is a connection between society, culture and language
Labov Sociolinguistic Theory
created the term of ebonics, African American English has its own rules and should be respected
Cohesion (discourse feature)
how sentences connect structurally (ellipsis, conjunctions, etc.)
use of pragmatics (discourse feature)
changing the word order changes the meaning
semantics (discourse feature)
words with connotative meanings (dual meanings)
coherence (discourse feature)
how topic is organized as a whole
system by which sounds and words are organized
smallest unit of meaning in language (e.g: act, cat, pre)
total stock of morphemes in a language
smallest unit of sound in language (sss in snake)
interlanguage development
the emerging language system person creates based on L1 and L2 knowledge to communicate in L2
language transfer
student applies knowledge of L1 to L2
role of 1st language on 2nd language
more academic understanding you have in L1, more you can apply to L2; cognitive development in L1 at home helps L2
factors that affect L2 acquisition
age, motivation/attitude towards L2, learning style, environmental factors, personality, status of L1 and culture in L2
cognitive processes needed to internalize language rules and vocabulary in L2
memorization; categorization and generalization (categorize and generalize vocabulary); metacognition
Stages of Language Acquisition in L1
needs interaction (nativisit vs. nurture)
Stages of Language Acquisition in L2
silence, nonverbal, understands more than can produce; early speech production to speech emergence to intermediate fluency
(Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) ability to function in academic L2; takes 5-7 years
Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills: surface skills students pick up in 1-2 years of being around native L2 speakers
Krashen 2nd Language Acquisition Theory
requires natural interactions (not grammar drills), students will pick up grammar rules naturally by being immersed in L2; need to interact with language w/o worrying about being corrected
Pinker Language Acquisition Theory
we are predisposed to learn language; language is a human instinct
Piaget Language Acquisition Theory
children think before they speak; speaking just reflects this thinking; language is a way for children to represent their world
Chomsky Language Acquisition Theory
Chomsky says that children are born with a knowledge of the principles of the grammatical structure of all languages, and this inborn knowledge explains the success and speed with which they learn language.
Vygotsky Language Acquisition Theory
zone of proximal development: teach students one step from their mastery zone; students need interaction to learn a language; language does not exist in a vacuum (sociohistorial context)
Basic Inventory of Natural Language (BINL)
oral language test for tracking language development and progress; tests oral language proficiency
esl mtel theorists and terms from practice test
26 terms
15 terms
14 terms
7 terms
National Board ENL
36 terms
Final Exam ESL 2
56 terms
Foundations of Reading
11 terms
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Brom's work is often creepy, uncomfortable, and so damn pretty. No matter how dark the subject matter, his paintings are tenderly rendered little gems. (If you get to see the originals, you will see just how much they glow.) Much of his illustartion work has been collected into a number of art books, calendars, and various collectables. Last year, Abrams published his first fully illustrated novel, The Plucker, and he is hard at work on his second novel, The Devil's Rose.
Favorite painting you did in the past year?
The cover for my new illustrated novel, The Devil's Rose. It's an undead gunslinger riding a motorcycle. It just doesn't get much more fun than that!
Dream assignment?
Pretty much any job that I have complete creative control over and am ridiculously overpaid.
Do you remember the first time you knew you wanted to be an artist?
In the womb. This is actually true to some extent, as I cannot remember a time when I did not want to be an artist.
Do you have to like the book to be excited about the project?
No. I only need to like the art description, or be ridiculously overpaid.
First break in the business?
Getting hired onstaff at TSR in the late 80's. This put me in a studio with several top industry pros such as Clyde Caldwell, Jeff Easley, Fred Fields, Robb Ruppel. Being able to learn the basics of the craft from so much experience was a real brake. Also it was very competitive, I believe we pushed each other to do our best work. It was an incredible time of artistic growth for me.
A career highlight?
Having my first artbook Darkwerks published.
What are you working on now?
Last year Abrams published my first illustrated novel The Plucker. A twisted children's book for adults. I am just finishing up my second illustrated novel The Devil's Rose. This one's a western set in Hell and is just full of nasties! It is due to hit the stands this summer. I will be posting updates at www.bromart.com.
Your biggest influences?
Frank Frazetta, of course. I thrived on Richard Corben when I was growing up. Dead people I like: John William Waterhouse, Alfonse Mucha, N.C. Wyeth. And some people find this hard to believe, but Norman Rockwell has always been a favorite -- to me there simply is no better draftsman.
Advice to a young illustrator?
Don't eat paint. It will make you senile and cause you to lose control of your bladder. Beyond that, study the work of artist you like, but work to develop your own look. You will never get far being a second rate anybody, and nothing turns art directors off more than plagiarism (with the possible exception of aggressive flatulence). Second, fill you portfolio with the type of work you want to do. You get work based on what is in your portfolio. You want to paint apples, don't put oranges in your portfolio.
Monday, January 08, 2007
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5 comments:
- Tracy Flynn Art said...
"Second, fill you portfolio with the type of work you want to do. You get work based on what is in your portfolio. You want to paint apples, don't put oranges in your portfolio."
Excellent advice and commonlyoverlooked.
Great little interview. Thanks Irene.
- The Lone Beader® said...
Hello! I just found your blog, and I like it! Someday I hope to work with an illustrator to perhaps create beaded images for a children's book=:)
- Susan Helene Gottfried said...
"Don't eat paint."
This guy's amazing. His art's incredible (I wish I could afford his book) -- although that top picture looks so much like Geiger that at first, I thought it was -- and he's cool, to boot.
You've made a new fan, Sir Brom.
I've been a fan of Brom's work since the early 90's and the man always seems to amaze me with each new piece he puts out. I can't believe that i missed the Plucker book, that's next on my list of books to pick up!
As a fellow Illustrator I found this interview inspiring, look forward to more :)
- David B. Ellis said...
I just wish Brom would do more science fiction illustration. He's great at it but it makes up such a small portion of his output.
His style would be perfect for the covers of military SF and space opera. I can think of dozens of books I've read that I'd love to see with a Brom cover.


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